Famous People with Name Claro

Claro Mayo Recto            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Claro Mayo Recto: was a Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation. He is remembered mainly for his nationalism, for "the impact of his patriotic convictions on modern political thought".

Claro Duany            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Claro Duany: was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played from 1944 to 1952.

Claro Mayo Recto, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Claro Mayo Recto, Jr.: was a Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation. He is remembered mainly for his nationalism, for "the impact of his patriotic convictions on modern political thought".[1] Claro M. Recto, Jr. launched his political career as a legal adviser to the first Philippine Senate in 1916. In 1919, he was elected representative from the second district of Batangas. He served as minority floor leader for several years until 1925. His grasp of parliamentary procedures won him the accolades of friends and adversaries alike.

Manding Claro            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Manding Claro: a Filipino Matinee idol (born 1940-) of LVN Pictures of the 50's paired with another matinee idol Nenita Vidal.Their teaming was very popular during the mid 50s for movie hits such as Dalagita't Binatilyo and Banda Uno in 1955; Puppy Love in 1956; Medalyong Perlas, a Musical film in 1956; Phone Pal, Lelong Mong Panot and Troop 11, both in 1957.He later transferred to Sampaguita Picture

Christophe Claro            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Christophe Claro: is a French writer and translator. He is one of the leading promoters of contemporary American literature in France. His translations in French include works by William T. Vollmann, Thomas Pynchon and Mark Z. Danielewski, amongst many others.

Manuel Alberto Claro            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Manuel Alberto Claro: is a Danish cinematographer. He was born in Santiago, Chile in 1970. In 1974 he moved to Denmark and since that time lives in Copenhagen. He graduated as a stills photographer from Milan's Istituto Europeo di Design in 1994 and then worked as an assistant photographer in Milan, New York and Copenhagen before enrolling at the National Film School of Denmark in 1997. Since 2001 he has shot a number of features among them Reconstruction, which won the Camera d'Or in Cannes 2003 and the Bronze Frog at Camerimage 2004. Dark Horse which premiered in Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2005. Allegro which premiered at Venice Film Festival 2005 and for which he won both the Robert and the Bodil 2006 awards for best cinematography.